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Dardhel
30 y/o in the military, who is doing his best to make sure his kids can go to college and he and his wife can retire comfortably and early (@55).

Me: 30 y.o. Military
Wife: 26 y.o. SAHM
DS1: 6 mos

Debt:
Credit Cards: Paid Off ea Mo.
Van Loan: $ 23,000
Car Loan: $ 6,000
Student L1: $ 7,200 (mine)
Student L2: $ 8,300 (hers)

Savings / Investments:
Savings: $ 7500
Brokerage: $ 2,100

Retirement:
My 401K(TSP): $ 10,100
My RothIRA: $ 10,750
Wife's Roth: $ 8,650

Net Worth: $-6K
(not counting value of auto's $35K)

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2008 Financial To-Do's:

1) Pay off Car by Dec 2008.
- Waiting till my SDP (10% Savings for deployed servicemen) gets deposited back into checking (Feb 09)

2) Prepare for deployment...
- In Iraq now ... Hanging out in the IZ
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On-Going Goals:

1) Stay ahead on CC's.

2) Work with family on gifting to Son's 529.

3) Keep working to stay under monthly discretionary budget of $800.
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- Date Started: Dec 28, 2007
- Entries: 7
- Comments: 31
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